University of the Pacific - Naranjado Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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Iililll VHlllY The seven+h 'four and inspeciion 'irip fo Deafh Valley was conducfed under 'rhe direcfion of Dr. A. T. Bawden and Professor J. H. Jonie during +he Spring Vacafion week from April I io 8 inclusive. A record crowd of some l65 sfudenfs, feachers, and lovers of rugged life lefi +he college green on April Fools Day fo learn +he wonders of a land +ha+ has sunk below 'I'he level of +he sea. Along +he roufe repeafed sfops were made fo visii' indusfries of science and 'rhe surrounding fascinafing Topog- raphy. Highlighfs of 'rhe ex,pedi+ion included fhe beau+i- ful Red Rock Canyon, Qwen Valley, Mono Lake, Lake Tahoe, +he slupendous Boulder Dam, and of course Deaih Valley. New poinfs of inleresf added fo lhe iiinerary 'I'his year were Owens Lake, gey- sers and volcanic 'formalions in l'he Mono Lake reg- ion, Lone Pine a'r ihe base of Mounf Whi+ney, and 'rhe Mounf Whiiney Fish Haichery. The indusfries 'rhai' were seen on +he l60O mile frek were +he Twining Laborafories a+ Fresno, ihe American Chemical Plani' ai' Trona, and fhe Wesf End Chemical Plani' a+ Searles Lake. Special feafures of +he rrip consisfed of a boal' ride across fhe man made Mead Lake lhal owes ifs origin +0 +he mighfy Boulder Dam. Sleeping under a s+arligh'r sky on +he si're+ching sand dunes had i+s poinfs on l'he irip. Two swims ,were readily en- ioyed by 'lhe group. The firsf was an early morn- ing swim held af Valley Wells and 'rhe second dip was faken ai' Furnace Creek Inn. The original Borax ,Smi+h, old harmony plan? capfured +he in- +eres'r of +hose fhai' saw if.

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Dean of fhe school of educafion is Dr. J. William Harris, who for fhe lasf fwenfy-nine years has faughf af Pacific. Dr. Harris affended Union College, Kenfucky, where he received his AB degree. From Clark U. he received his Ph D. degree. The courses faughf by fhe dean are menfal hygiene, educafion- al psychology, educafion, principles of educafion, and American educafion. A seminar for graduafe sfudenfs fo sfudy special problems in educafion is faughf by Dr. Harris. For a hobby he spends a greaf deal of fime read- ing and sfudying abouf fhe archifecfure of gofhic cafhedrals in Europe. Appoinfed regisfrar of fhe College of Pacific af fhe close of lasf semesfer, Roberf Burns fiffed righf info fhe picfure wifh his warm smiles and his king-pin greefing ways. Along wifh fhis posifion he holds down fhe spof as alumni secrefary. ln fhis capa- cify Mr. Burns did considerable fraveling in con- facfing former members of fhe college. A former sfudenf body prexy, Bob has been af Pacific eighf years and his hobby well you mighf guess, if is meefing people. Professor Louis Windmiller is fhe regisfrar of fhe Sfockfon J. C. Before coming here Professor Wind- miller affended fhe Universify of California af Berk- eley and in Los Angeles. He holds an AB degree. The courses faughf by fhe professor are speech, business problems, law and governmenfal business. ln fhe fwo years spenf in Sfockfon he has become 'rops wifh fhe sfudenfs. His hobbies are ouf of door life and fhe sfudy of graphology. Wifh fhe opening of fhe Spring semesfer, Mr. A. C. Gerould was appoinfed head of fhe college library. Affer receiving an AB degree from Darf- moufh Universify, Mr. Gerould wenf fo work in fhe reference deparfmenf of fhe New York Public Lib- rary. l.a'I'er he wenf fo Sfanforcl Universify where he obfained a posifion in fhe reference division of fhe library. He remained here unfil he came fo Pacific. To aid fhe library in housing more books, May I2, was sef aside as Book Day, wifh faculfy and sfudenfs confribufing books from 'rheir personal collecfion.

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'iz 1 . TELL When 'rhe nighf meal was over, fhe group gafh- ered around a huge bonfire fo fake parf in com- munify singing and a general gef fogefher. Here sfories and experiences of fhe day and ofher frips were spread around as fhe fire raged. Tops in fhis gafhering was fhe reading of fhe Deafh Valley News, a nighfly ,paper edifed by one who had a flare for news hawking and humor. ln fhis sheef of scandals no one was saved from ifs cracks and nonsense as if was read fo fhe eager group. Jusf before fhe fire died away announcemenfs concern- ing fhe following day were given. The whole frip was planned fo fhe minufe in order fo include fhe mosf exfensive ifinerary in fhe seven year hisfory of fhe College of Pacific expedifion. All fhe acfivifies and fhe fime allofmenf for fhem were due fo fhe heady work of 'rhe sfaff and fhey based fheir iudgmenf on fhe experiences of fhe pasf. Traveling in caravan sfyle, fhe cars were divided info five secfions and were led by officers of fhe highway pafrol. Each secfion of cars have definife colors and leaders fo keep fhe ouffif run- ning smoofhly and in order. Ofhers on fhe sfaff besides Dr. Bawden and Professor Jonfe included: J. R. Arnold, Nafure Sfudy: J. F. Blinn, Physician: F. J. Clark, Chemisfry: J. H. Carson, Program Direcfor: G. S. Eby, Phofog- raphy: F. W. Goff, Indian Pefroglyphs: C. E. Lar- son, Chemisfry: L. C. Sweefman, Music Direcfor: N. J. Toms, Bofany: F. P. Vickery, Geology: A. W. Waldo, Geology: H. E. Welch, Radio Engineer.